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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1892
Page
4
Despite early signs of relief, health officials warn cholera danger persists. Quarantine measures kept infection from New York Bay shores, but vigilance must continue across ports and cities to prevent a winter or spring flare and protect public health.
A gun battle ends the career of Fook Cooley at his father’s house in southern Feyette County. The outlaw and his followers had long thwarted law enforcement, and while the death is regretted, officials say justice prevails and the law must be supreme across Peon Fans. The piece calls for pursuing remaining gang members to demonstrate law’s supremacy.
The piece describes steamship companies facing quarantine limits and the influx of immigrants. It argues companies should use profits to fund lodging and feeding for migrants already in the country, as the government tightens borders to self defense against renewed immigration.
The piece condemns transatlantic steamship firms for prioritizing profit over health and safety. It accuses them of enabling undesirable immigration, aiding law violations, and hiding infections, arguing they let quarantined passengers wait rather than halt transport. If losses arose from risky practices, the industry should bear them and reform.
The article rebuts the New York Evening Post stance on a independent municipal ticket and criticizes its misrepresentation of the Democratic platform. It argues the platform seeks only to repeal the 10 percent tax on State bank circulation, not to restore state bank currency, and warns against conflating silver with banknote issues in fiscal policy. It accuses the Post of Calcicolism and wild-cat banknotes to aid its candidate.
German papers call for a thorough, impartial inquiry into the dispute between United States Consul Burke and Hamburg officials over issuing clean bills of health to infected steamers. The controversy centers on Hamburgs behind the scenes handling of disease risks to protect monetary interests, with potential loss of autonomy cited if imperial rule follows.
The piece notes relief as Hill declares he remains a Democrat and Pratt affirms he stays Republican, ending a period of unease over party alignment. It questions how campaigns would have proceeded under alternate loyalties and reflects on party machinery and Maine election returns shaping public perception.
The piece notes Republican 188 vote at 67,585 down 11,?20 and Democratic 55,073 down 6,276, indicating apathy and a subdued campaign. It suggests Maine may be affected by Blaine’s failure to nominate and raises questions about campaign enthusiasm and possible influence of refriger ator driven discussions. It also reports Chicago rumors that others seek pay for legislation to cut telephone charges in several states, asking for evidence of any Maryland or Pennsylvania successes.
A Cleveland candidate unveils a clay sculpture as part of the current campaign. This marks the first real mud-slinging exchange of the race, signaling sharpened rhetoric between contenders.
Mr Crane Howers of Atlanta attacks the New York anti snappers drive and independent municipal ticket citing feared national impact. The piece also notes Cleveland and Tammany ties, October weather, and political morality critiques from Forum and Bishop Whitehead and calls for aggressive sanitary action amid cholera scare fading.
A roundup of notable figures visiting or residing in Europe and the United States. Highlights include Sir Jous Terence O Brren leaving London for Newfoundland, Prince Henry of Prussia and Princess Irene arriving in London, John Barrow Alexander named British Vice Consul for Tacoma Washington, Rev Father Pallapdius publishing a Chinese Russian dictionary after three years, and the Russian imperial family planning a visit to Prince George at Abbas-Tuman. Also noted are Professor A Wurrcoma joining the Episcopal denomination, Frederick Huntington Gillett named Republican candidate for Congress in Massachusetts, William Davenport collecting scarf pins, Dora Wheeler Suir decorating the Woman’s Building ceiling at the Chicago World’s Fair, and Captain Thomas J Spencer’s Civil War service record.
Washmoron Oct 2 The State Department reports success in changing Colombian orders to allow one entry and unloading of American steamers from New York if notified by the Colombian Minister in Washington or the New York Consul. No cholera is present, provided they avoid European merchandise except Spanish and safe cargo precautions are observed.
Dr. H W Ball city physician in New Castle is stricken with smallpox and is the only physician willing to oversee eight patients. Public schools will reopen after a fourteen day closure. Public sympathy grows for Dr Beil who treated others successfully.
The Daughters of the Revolution in Pittsburg have secured a century-old blockhouse and will restore it to resemble a frontier fort from the last century. Surrounding shops and tenement houses will be removed to provide free access. The effort reflects a growing respect for historic landmarks enriching cities old and new.
The New York Advertiser summarizes Cleveland's stance as favoring free trade in principle but opposed to strict enforcement. The piece notes his cautious approach and signals potential sympathy toward relaxed policies without full endorsement of all enforcement measures.
The author reflects on English life and journalism comparing London papers to American reports on Homestead. He commends English headlines for quiet clarity, notes translation quirks like parcels vans and metals, and recalls pleasant English customs. He tours Grimley, Hursley, and Knebworth vicarages, praises the state church, garden parties, and the leisurely English pace, contrasting with American hustle.
In Grace Church Bishop Potter consecrated three young women as deaconesses of the Episcopal Church in New York. Sarah K. Barker, Mary E. Greene, and Kate Nowell were examined, professed, and ordained with prayers and blessing. Potter spoke on woman’s role in Christian society, calling the act a bold step toward equality and service among the poor and sick.
A six week investigation in Cincinnati reveals conductors on the South Covington and Cincinnati Street Railway unlawfully profiting by returning old punched tickets and selling unpunched tickets on cars. Each 100 passengers yielded extra profit as punched tickets were burned and traded for cash, while the fireman supplied the fake tickets at two cents per hundred. The scheme was cleverly concealed but exposed by a spotter and detective report.
An historical exhibit proposes a Garfield hut crafted entirely from ties and rails used in President Garfield’s railway journey. Oliver Doud Byron bought the track after the president’s death and built the hut, now a Monmouth neighborhood curiosity. He may send it to Chicago for the fair if cared for during transit.
Inwty October 2 Special report from the Pittsburg Synod meeting of the Reformed Church describes lengthy debate over the Theological Seminary committee. The Synod adopted the recommendation to elect a new professor to fill the chair to be endowed. The day concluded with the customary synodic communion.
The Argentine president has summoned an extraordinary session of Congress to examine the budget questions and a proposed new taxation system. Barros Ayres reports from October 2.
Joseph Ernest Renan renowned philologist and author died in Paris after a period of intense suffering from lung congestion. A church vocation was redirected by his Valney prize win for a Semitic tongue trestle, and his career flourished with roles at the Academy of Inscriptions and Belles Lettres and a literary mission to Italy. He produced lectures and the Liber Jesus among many works.
Valentine Pfeuffer of 126 Pius Street died at his home yesterday morning. He was known in S J Michael's Catholic parish where he served in various lay offices. A former Tae Dispatch carrier, he earned money during that period and leaves a widow and family. The funeral mass is set for 10 o clock at St Michael's Church.
The article reports on Liebknecht's aggressive Social Democratic campaign across Germany, with municipal gains in three city districts and internal party tensions. It notes a second class cabman in Berlin revealed as Prince Lipinski after a fall, plus updates on the emperor in Potsdam, the Netherlands Congo dispute, and exclusion of Russian Hebrew emigrants from Germany.
Cincinnati reports widespread weevil damage to Ohio wheat as complaints mount from 69 counties and neighboring Kentucky. Farmers rush this year’s grain to market amid carloads shipped south encountering heat during transit. The piece notes the time frame and regional spread of the infestation.
Special from Conneaut Ohio describes Wilhelm Schmidt a four year resident who has never spoken English and hides beneath a massive hair growth. He sits in a chair with his hair drawn aside to reveal a bleached, uncanny face then covers it again to avoid light. He refuses light and keeps his head and face under hair for 18 years, living with his wife and daughter on a small corn and potato farm.
The New York preacher Rev. Thomas Dixon Jr declares Garfield Race Track in Chicago a moral blight. He says the track, likened to a slaughter pen, corrupts manhood and virtue and cites the police murder case as proof civic order is failing. He urges the track to go, likening it to the lottery which has already fallen.
The Carmaux mining and glass district faces a serious labor dispute as French miners and glass workers strike. German Socialist Committee sends 100 francs in aid. Government efforts at arbitration failed, and Baron Reille faces Interior Ministry questioning over the company’s principled stance. Strikers demand reinstatement of Calvignac, defined mayoral duties, and readmission of workers involved.
In New York on October 2 William C Whitney, a Metropolitan Traction stockholder, defended the Board of Aldermen after they approved applying for street railway concessions. He said the board did not commit to trolley lines and that roads would be built only if the public desired. He contrasted current action with 1884, noting that then the meeting was secret.
From Wasuivetos Oct 2 a Berlin telegram to Berlin states Hamburg American Line will dispatch Rusetta and Danio from Cuxhaven with cabinets and cargo only and carry no cabin passengers. North German Lloyd reports no steerage passengers for now though its ships in U S have been cholera free.
Michael Davitt spoke to Irishmen in Glasgow urging a nationwide movement for judicial leases and land courts to revise and reduce rents. He warned landlords like the Ila Devonshires and Balfours would defend their own interests, and predicted a land league would begin in Great Britain once campaign momentum starts.
Curcaco Oct. 2. The year is marking a remarkable record in electric railway construction and extensions. The number of new roads formed and the expansion of existing lines are noted, with capital stock rising from $155,087,973 to $205,870,000.
Rev Alexander Vance of the Pittsburg diocese was ordained today at St Augustine's Protestant Episcopal Church by Bishop Whitehead of Pittsbury, marking a notable advancement in the diocesan ministry.
The Boston Herald notes Harrison endorses a pneumatic sulky board for candidates, calling it the winning vehicle in upcoming races. The article highlights the novelty and potential impact on competition, without detailing specific candidates or dates.
Historical newspaper excerpts debate treason claims against Homestead strike leaders. Philadelphia and New York papers question the severity of treason allegations while insisting the state remains under lawful order and urging restraint amid labor conflict.
A collage of curiosities spans tides, Irish House of Commons time, Dublin theater patents, ruby values, UK hound packs costs, mountaineering myths, Gueimsa Algeria lighting, Molaves beliefs on the dead as owls, Craighead Cave find, Chicago waste‑based factory, US presidential salary payments, raw onion chemistry, equatorial longitude quirks, Orion nebula lore, Liverpool glass factory feats, three distant earth points, European longitude puzzles, global coal stocks, aphid weight growth, Japanese women in Kictu, light speeds, earthquakes, Berlin paper wear, Berlin teeth, Spanish courting, burial at sea costs, thief gadgets, and maritime coffin tech. A dense sampler of late 19th century curios.
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